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Thailand braces as refugees from Myanmar flee to border
Reuters, Published on 18/03/2021
» MAE SOT, Tak: Hundreds of people have fled Myanmar's towns and cities since last month's military coup and are sheltering in areas controlled by ethnic militias on the Thai border, an official from one of the groups said on Thursday, as Thailand prepared for a surge of refugees.
Business group orders 100,000 Sinovac shots
Reuters, Published on 18/03/2021
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) says it will procure 100,000 doses of China's Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine to be used and paid for by businesses in the first phase of a private sector vaccination scheme.
Chula sniffer dogs score 95% on Covid detection
Reuters, Published on 17/03/2021
» Sniffer dogs trained to detect Covid-19 in human sweat proved nearly 95% accurate during training and could be used to identify coronavirus infections at busy transport hubs within seconds, the head of a pilot project at Chulalongkorn University said.
Indonesia holds off on AstraZeneca vaccine
Reuters, Published on 15/03/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia will delay the administering of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine due to reports of blood clots among some recipients in Europe and would await a review from the World Health Organization (WHO), its health minister said on Monday.
Moderna to apply for vaccine approval this month
Reuters, Published on 11/03/2021
» Moderna will submit its application for approval for its Covid-19 vaccine this month, a health official said on Thursday, as the country gets ready for its mass vaccination drive.
Thailand in a green rush
Reuters, Published on 08/03/2021
» BURI RAM: People flocked to a cannabis exhibition as interest and demand in the plant surges after the government unlocked hemp use in food and cosmetics in the latest move to promote a new cash crop.
Military denies involvement in network removed by Facebook
Reuters, Published on 04/03/2021
» The military on Thursday said it was not behind a network of Facebook accounts that the social media giant took down on the grounds they were using deceptive behaviour to influence public debate.
Jobless rate dips in Q4 but remains near multi-year high
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2021
» The unemployment rate fell in the fourth quarter of 2020 from the third quarter, as an easing of Covid-19 curbs led to a revival in economic activity, but a recent rise in infections poses a risk, the state planning agency said on Tuesday.
Cambodia's new internet gateway decried as repression tool
Reuters, Published on 18/02/2021
» PHNOM PENH: Human rights groups decried Cambodia's establishment this week of a China-style internet gateway that would allow all online traffic to be controlled and monitored, saying it would be a new tool for longtime leader Hun Sen to repress any opposition.
Couples tie the knot on elephants on Valentine's Day
Reuters, Published on 14/02/2021
» Fifty-two couples got married while riding elephants on Sunday, in an annual Valentine's Day mass wedding ceremony at a botanical garden in the eastern province of Chon Buri.